Course Description

This course introduces theories and practices to make music with computers. Students will learn about various topics on sound synthesis, digital audio effect, algorithmic composition, and interactive music systems. Throughout the course, they will also gain hands-on experience with audio programming and develop multimedia applications.

Textbooks

• The Computer Music Tutorial (CMT), Curtis Roads (2nd Edition)

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Schedule

Week	Topics
1	Course Introduction [pdf] Fundamentals of Musical Acoustics [pdf] Suggested Readings Acoustics and Vibration Animations (Daniel A. Russell)
2	Digital Audio [pdf] Fourier Series and Spectrum Analysis [pdf] [Python] 01. Digital Audio.ipynb [Python] 02. Fourier Series and Spectrum Analysis.ipynb Suggested Readings [CMT] Chapter 1: History of Digital Audio [CMT] Chapter 2: Basics of Sound Signals [CMT] Chapter 3: Theory of Sampling [CMT] Chapter 4: Sampling Quantizaiton, Conversion, and Audio Formats [CMT] Chapter 36: Introduction to Spectrum Analysis [CMT] Chapter 37: Spectrum Analysis by Fourier Methods
3	No Class: Chuseok Holiday
4	Fourier Series and Spectrum Analysis (Cont'd) Basics of Sound Synthesis [pdf] [Python] 03. Basic Sound Synthesis Units - Part 1.ipynb [Python] 04. Drum Machine.ipynb Suggested Readings [CMT] Chapter 5: History of Digital Sound Synthesis [CMT] Chapter 6: WaveTable Lookup Synthesis [CMT] Chapter 7: Time-Varying Waveform Synthesis [CMT] Chapter 8: Software Synthesis [CMT] Chapter 9: Sampling [CMT] Chapter 10: Additive Synthesis [CMT] Chapter 14: Subtractive Synthesis [Homework #1] Observing Sounds through the Lens of Fourier Analysis (Due Oct 1, 11:59 PM)
5	Basics of Sound Synthesis (Cont'd) [Python] 05. Basic Sound Synthesis Units - Part 2.ipynb Suggested Readings [CMT] Chapter 15: Modulation I [CMT] Chapter 16: Modulation II [CMT] Chapter 17: Waveshaping Synthesis [Homework #2] Making Simple Music from Zero Using Python (Due Oct 15, 11:59 PM)
6	Digital Filters [pdf] [Oct-9] No Class (Holiday) [Python] 06. Digital Filters.ipynb Suggested Readings [CMT] Chapter 28: Digital Filtering [CMT] Chapter 29: Convolution [CMT] Chapter 20: Formant Synthesis
7	Delay-based Audio Effect [pdf] [Python] 07. Delay-based Audio Effects.ipynb Suggested Readings [CMT] Chapter 30: Time Delay Effects [CMT] Chapter 33: Reverberation
8	Midterm (Oct 21, Mon, 1:00pm - 2:15pm)
9	Midterm Review HW2 Student Presentations Delay-based Audio Effect (Cont'd)
10	Pitch Shifting, Time-Scale Modification [pdf] Musical Interfaces and Sequencers [pdf] Suggested Readings [CMT] Chapter 31: Time-Pitch Changing [CMT] Chapter 40: Musical Input Devices [CMT] Chapter 41: Interactive Performance Software [CMT] Chapter 42: Sequence Editors [CMT] Chapter 43: Sound Editors, DAWs, and Audio Middlewave
11	Chuck Programming Required Video Watching: Clint Hoagland's Chuck Tutorial Videos [Homework #3] Perform live music with multi-modal input! (Due Nov 24, 11:59 PM)
12	Overview of Music AI: Part 1 [pdf]
13	Overview of Music AI: Part 2 [pdf] [Nov-27] No Class (Project Meeting with Professor)
14	[Dec-2] No Class (Project Meeting with Professor) HW3 Student Presentations Overview of Music AI: Part 2 (Cont'd)
15	[Dec-9] Invited talk (Jaekwon Lim, PhD Student) [Dec-11] No Class (Preparing for the final project)
16	[Dec-16] Final Project Presentation